Burning Bitumen

The Black Wreath, central Australia’s only dedicated music hub including record label, live venue, recording studio, rehearsal room, film studio, art space and more, is at risk of having to close its doors for good. Pirate catches up with Kene on Burning Bitumen to chat about The Black Wreath in Alice Springs, along with 'Blacken Forever', where 40 bands will perform simultaneously in support of the movement to save The Black Wreath.

For the first time ever down under, US thrash metal legends Flotsam and Jetsam will join forces with Australian thrash pioneers Mortal Sin for a devastating co-headline tour across Australia this September and October. Fronted by the unmistakable voice of A.K. Knutson, Flotsam and Jetsam continue to thrive with their strongest modern lineup yet. Kene catches up with Eric from the band, tune in to hear about their show at Max Watt's Melbourne on October 2.

To kick the show off, Kene Lightfoot catches up with Sam Bean about his black metal project Faustian. Featuring members from extreme metal groups like Werewolves, The Berzerker, and Psycroptic, the local band play dark, riff-heavy music. Find out more about Faustian's new album, on this episode of Burning Bitumen. 

For the second half of Burning Bitumen, Kene chats with Norwegian musician Ice Dale, aka Arve Isdal. Best known for his work in black metal band Enslaved, Ice Dale will be chatting about his heavy rock project Audrey Horne, as well as his projects I and Demonaz. Tune in to hear about his new music releases.